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Nice app. I did one as workout timer but kept it as pwa. Glute bridge is great for core, and mix it up for that perky arse benefit. What do you do for strengthening core ? i added flutter kicks and dead bug to planks and the pilates hundred. Surprisingly dead bug was more effective than i anticipated

2026-06-16 15:47:55 UTC

I love that Nostr can be as simple as using 2-3 relays. It makes getting started easy, and honestly it has made my life easier. I have been a large relay girl from the get go.
But the more I think about building on Nostr, I also see the challenges of big relays. Without careful design, both users and conversations tend to centralize around the largest and most convenient relays. That feels like the opposite of what Nostr was meant to be. How much will client defaults and user inertia end up influencing the network?
The downside is what keeps me thinking. If I build on this, what are my users going to see? Porn? Political views they strongly disagree with? Is that the image I want associated with my brand? Do I then start censoring things? If I do, where do I draw the line? Am I suddenly deciding what people should and shouldn't see, and based on what, my own judgement? That doesn't feel right either.
I believe users should be able to choose for themselves. But right now the only real option is to mute or block after they've already seen it, not actually design their own ecosystem around their interests. Are users going to end up muting 500 content providers they don't like, or just leave Nostr altogether after the first 10? That pushes the onus back onto the client.
But without some form of filtering on the client side, do we end up back at an all-or-nothing centralized platform? I myself have been annoyed from time to time by the infighting and gender degradation. Do I want other people seeing that all the time?
And somehow I end up going around in circles on this.
But then there is also an incredibly attractive upside. Large relays make it viable to build serverless apps without needing to run your own infrastructure, which is a huge deal. These guys have been carrying a lot of the load for a long time now, for which I am grateful for. So there is a real trade off.
Then there is the UX hurdle. The cryptographic key based identity system is incredibly attractive (secp256k1 keys underneath, same curve as Bitcoin), but login is still a major barrier for non tech users. It is a problem we all know needs solving.
On the technical side, I am really excited about the possibilities of FROST for key security and projects like Pomegranate. It is great to see fiatjaf and other devs exploring tools in this space, even if they are still early. My only hope is that momentum holds and these early projects don’t lose steam before they mature.
Discovery is still a big open question, but that is also what makes this space exciting. The potential for building and solving these problems is what keeps a whole bunch of problem solvers coming back.
Honestly I was not thinking about building on Nostr until recently. But the more conversations I have been having with @nprofile…4tgc over the past few weeks, the more tempted I am to migrate what I have been building ("the other stuff" related). Some people see problems and complain. I have always believed that identifying problems is the first step toward finding solutions. To me, the bigger problem is not knowing what the problem is. And I may not know enough.
But the more I think about it, the more I see vast opportunities here.

2026-06-16 10:03:43 UTC

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do you not have your American citizenship anymore ?

2026-06-01 05:41:20 UTC

Testing a $4 ceramic patch antenna + receiver at 1.575GHz. In under 30 seconds it locked 8 satellites for a solid location fix. Makes you wonder how many thousands of satellites are out there. And if you have an antenna on you, how easily you could be tracked. This captures signals down to -160dBm
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2026-06-01 05:30:25 UTC

Got a collection of Orwell to read. I've only read 1984 and Animal farm all these years. I learned that for Down and Out in Paris and London, he voluntarily lived as a tramp to fully experience poverty for the book. But what I find most ironic is that Orwell went to Eton. Who would have thought
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2026-05-26 02:18:13 UTC

In love we find out who we want to be
In war we find out who we are
- Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale

2026-03-03 00:30:06 UTC

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Trying to blur political alliances with bitcoin is an even worse angle than human rights. It's pretty much saying “We'll give you agency - but only if you agree with our politics first”
Mocking me or a position I didn't even claim is a straw man. It should be normal for a human rights org to be transparent.
You have every right to do what you want to do. I hope whoever is funding is fully aware of this political alliance's first policy, or maybe that's why they are funding you, I don't know. Good luck

2026-03-02 23:17:01 UTC

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Thanks for sharing, your thoughts are aligned with mine. I too am really surprised and disappointed by this. You can't love people but love their political alignments more, and call yourself human rights. It doesn't sit right.
In Iran, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has become the go-to source for Western media. What they don't disclose is that they were bankrolled by NED (which does covert ops like the CIA), for over $900,000 in 2024 alone. HRF might not receive directly from gov't but funds could be shell companies, individuals with specific interests, or genuinely kind donors who had no idea.
The irony is Alex understands how economic colonialism works. He wrote essays exposing it. But HRF's political alignment follows the same selective pattern he critiques.
Human rights are universal. Alliances are political. This feels misleading.

2026-03-02 21:55:43 UTC

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Using a blanket definition of "tyranny" on the countries the US opposes (Venezuela, Iran, Russia, China, Cuba) while ignoring the atrocities of the US government or its allies pretty much answers the question. Irony that you wrote the Trojan Horse article. Truly disappointing to have discovered this.

2026-03-02 08:27:32 UTC

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I think it's important to know if HRF is a regular human rights foundation or a geopolitical instrument that uses the language of human rights to advance US strategic interests.
It's also important to know if HRF is backed by the National Endowment for Democracy - created to rebrand CIA covert operations as "democracy promotion."
I didn't realize you supported a US-backed opposition and celebrated the illegal capture of a leader of a sovereign state in Venezuela, where their nation's assets were confiscated. There is nothing human rights worthy about depriving people of their own country's economic resources. I don't know if you're supporting US-backed figures like Pahlavi in Iran or influencing regime change in other countries.
I firmly believe in giving people agency to fight for their own sovereignty. Using people's oppressed state to push a US agenda is deeply disturbing.

2026-03-02 00:17:38 UTC

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Oh yea 100%. In this multipolar chess game, China is the one not fighting, and winning. Lots to learn here. Russia has been pissed for a long time and will milk this, but they won't blindly go to war. In the Hungary war, they let the rebels believe they had won, then sent in the tanks.
The US has sent half its defense overseas and is militarily weaker than China. EU leaders, Modi, Prabowo, Albanese are spineless (except Spain). Sunnis might fight Shias, and Israel gets its Greater Israel win. But the younger generation in Arab lands isn't buying the elite narrative anymore.
The irony is Trump orders killings without Congress, calls itself a democracy, and calls them dictators. But the left are against this only because they are against everything Trump does, not against killing. Obama was the same. This is a dying regime's misguided desperate attempt, and now they are only going to accelerate death sooner.
Iran won't stop. You pissed off their pope equivalent, in one of four countries with hypersonic missiles (the US hasn't even tested theirs successfully). And every Iranian government leader holds a PhD. They were long prepared. And right now they are all in.
Khamenei was the moderate one.

2026-03-01 07:38:02 UTC

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Hard to hear, but true. Governments run on our silence and our taxes.
But the problem might also be how people label "evil" and the narratives we're told. Till today, nobody has openly thanked Russia for being the biggest contributor to fighting WWII. People literally get a fit just mentioning Russia.
It's Russia and China that are helping the Sahel states build up, and we don't talk about this because "oooo tyranny." We don't talk enough about how safe and advanced China is because "oooo evil."
It's Russia and China that are fighting for human rights while western propaganda runs deep. And honestly, I think you are the only one here who has these conversations openly.
And then there is the Greater Israel mission and taking down the eight fronts. Unfortunately, one too many Sunni Muslim countries are proxies for the US for personal financial gains.
But here's the problem with Iran. Shi'a political theology is structured around martyrdom. Given emotions are so high, there is no reason why they won't go full nuclear and kamikaze. It's also a country with 97% literacy - so they are both ridiculously intelligent and have nothing to lose. WW3 might actually start now, and I think that is what Trump and Netanyahu wanted from the get go.

2026-03-01 03:21:40 UTC

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Man, it's sickening. None of them - EU leaders, Canada (for all that bullshit of being remorseful just a month ago), Australia, have the basic dignity to be honest about who started this war. They make it seem Iran has gone rogue. Worse, Iran actually conceded to all the agreements, but US bombed anyway.
Same rhetoric as the first Gulf War. US asked Shias and Kurds to rise up against Saddam. And when they did, US quickly left the scene. But not before giving Saddam some choppers that would help him massacre the Kurds. And after that, US came riding in like a hero to save the day in those " Islamic terrorist" countries.
Same playbook in Libya. Afghanistan. Pakistan. Syria. Lebanon. Oh man, such heartbreak.
The entire Hague, where the International Criminal Court sits, was built from looting out of Indonesia. None of this is ok.

2026-03-01 02:41:30 UTC

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Maybe ask why the countries with the most resources - oil, gas, minerals, keep getting bombed, invaded, and sanctioned by western powers. Most of those "backwards" countries were stable until western powers carved them up, installed dictators, took their resources, and left. Hard to build infrastructures when they keep getting blown up by US and Europe.

2026-02-28 22:12:33 UTC

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Trying to sideline Russia, China and Iran and positioning them in the bucket of evil without talking about US and Europe government surveillance tactics makes me think HRF is one sided. Not openly talking about how the flaws of western democracy as it colonises and keeps the global south poor makes me wonder if this is a human rights organisation or a narrative arm for the American and Western world.
It also makes me wonder who's funding HRF. And whether it has ever penetrated countries and flipped governing bodies in ways that benefited America, all in the name of "human rights."
Big fan of your Bitcoin essays, Alex @nprofile…xncl but something doesn't feel right here.

2026-02-28 21:31:41 UTC

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take a walk outside your house, turn on your GPS, look up the sky and wave at its owners. Have a nice day

2026-02-28 15:12:04 UTC

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Its would have yielded the same outcome. You may not understand enough to get that.

2026-02-28 08:05:38 UTC

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The son of the guy US installed to ensure it had full supply of oil, after the CIA and MI6 took down a democratically elected leader Mossadegh, because he nationalised Iran's oil instead of letting BP control it. And who is actively pursuing US military intervention, one that can kill millions of innocent Iranian lives

2026-02-28 07:27:36 UTC

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heart breaking to see the war has begun. Iran did not have a chance. Innocent people will be killed so that US can loot, Israel can pursue it's "Greater Israel" plan, and Trump and Netanhanyu will continue their terms under "extraordinary" circumstances.
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2026-02-28 07:18:32 UTC

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What's really bizarre is that a multi-trillion dollar military industrial complex, from the greatest country in the world, is desperately and publicly strong-arming a startup. And so late in the game. Why did development fall behind? What were they doing ? Where did all the money go ? Or rather who has been pocketing it ? Even the tariff deals between countries were a ploy to force countries to buy more US military stuff, multi-billion dollar deals per country. Something doesn’t add up here. Gotta follow the money.

2026-02-28 02:29:23 UTC

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well, you are a classic example of someone trapped in an "us vs them" jar. The fact that you're obsessed with keywords and deeply believe that your government will protect your "path" by surveilling the shit out of you, proves my point.

2026-02-28 02:15:53 UTC

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at present Nostr socials feels too centralised, and far from the objectives of relays you started out with. But others like MDK + Marmot like white Noise and Bitchat make great application usages.

2026-02-28 02:07:14 UTC

Forcing companies to run surveillance on the American people (and the world) is not a left vs. right problem. It is an American problem.
This is how they try to divide you, distract you and take away your freedom - by putting you in "us vs them" jars. Don't fall for this. Forget labels, look into the policies and question it.
Americans left and right have to come together to build America again. America belongs to the American people - not the government, not the military, and definitely not the oligarchs.
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2027497719678255148

2026-02-27 16:40:13 UTC

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There are no options. Only theatrics. The only solution being offered is for Iran to give up whatever is left of its sovereignty and willingly let robbery take place.

2026-02-27 16:25:02 UTC

It's incredibly important that the US does not attack Iran. It would cause a mass exodus of innocent people and repeat a tragic history.
The US has toppled a democratically elected leader in Iran (1953) to control its oil. It choked the country with sanctions for 40 years, and sanctions always hurts the poorest the most. Now Rubio want to seize their uranium, and we see the same playbook as "Kushner's Tehran 2030" that we're seeing in Gaza. If anyone thinks the US bombing Iran now would be for "humanitarian" purposes, they have lost the plot.
It's the same story again and again - Burkina Faso, Niger, Iraq, Libya, the list goes on. Label a country with an "evil government," bomb the crap out of them, then steal from them. This has been the modern colonization playbook post-WW2.
And worst of all, there is major damage to the world from decades of US carpet bombing. In Laos, 80 million unexploded bombs have left 40% of its land remaining unusable till today. How is this ok? Princess D campaigned against landmines in countries where bombs still hurt people decades later.
And let's talk about the political benefits, because war isn't just about resources. For Netanyahu and Trump, a massive conflict serves two purposes: it advances the "Greater Israel" narrative and allows both leaders to extend their presidential power during a time of uncertainty.
The Iranian people don't need "saving." Iran has more women in STEM than the US, more theoretical physicists than Caltech produces, and is a top developer of drone technology. Iranians are brilliant, capable people. They don't want a regime nor do they want foreign interference. They can figure out their own government if given the agency to do so.
Stop the sanction. Build tools to give them agency. But please, don't bomb the crap out of innocent people.
I am deeply disturbed by how brazenly rogue the US government has become.

2026-02-18 15:32:36 UTC

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awww, you two are the sweetest thing. Hope the southeast asian hospitality is warming your hearts 🩷

2026-01-27 14:14:54 UTC

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Mesh networks do not have fixed “key nodes”. Nodes change constantly. Even bluetooth jammers are not absolute. “Localised node isolation” likely means local suppression (device seizures, pressure, interference), not technical neutralisation. Peer‑to‑peer paths will look for new nodes and reform

2026-01-24 06:25:21 UTC

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interesting, what have you implemented from the book to your daily practice? i generally prefer local source, homecooked and i am trying to expand my vegetable patch with whatever space i have, use diy pesticides, compost etc. A book that might correlate with yours, i’ve got fiber-fueled by Will Bulsiewicz on the list to read as i want to understand gut health better. it affects everything, your mood, immunity, energy, hormones, skin, brain, heart. i’m also curious about other diets, like how carnivore helps some with sibo and how keto reversed my mom’s diabetes.

2026-01-24 06:20:43 UTC

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congratulations on your book! I heard Jordon Peterson is very sick and i hope he is better. i like some of his work, disagree with some.
interesting bit on the bible by jack blanco. What are your thoughts on it? I've read the king james version, NKJV, NIV, and the extra chapters in the catholic bible. I see the writer is a seventh-day adventist, are you practicing? I saw a longevity documentary recently on Blue Zones, on how adventists in Loma Linda, California live so long through diet, community, and purpose. Is that part of your practice?
Btw, I saw your sourdough bread. I just started my own starter, any tips?

2026-01-23 06:33:11 UTC

What are you reading lately? Any must-reads to recommend?
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2026-01-16 09:38:59 UTC

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I like your political philosophy journey. Many are talking about the interregnum. Are we in this “era of monsters”? We are witnessing the new world forming in real time.
Global leaders have talked about world moving from unipolar to multipolar for a while now. America is increasingly adopting isolationist policies, reminiscent of its post WW1 stance.
More and more European leaders are opening doors back to Russia, which is the right move. And countries like Canada are openly working with China now. The world needs to find ways to work together, not fight with each other.
Next week is Davos, we’ll see the elites who influences governments. Greenland grab makes you wonder when “free market” started to look like modern-day colonialism
Perhaps the biggest lesson in all of this is just to keep building, especially when things feel unstable. So much energy goes into fighting, but the ones who end up standing out are usually those who were quietly building all along.
Looking forward to reading more. That precision touch is so German =)

2026-01-05 14:37:22 UTC

Random observations on countries around the world from stuff I read and conversations I had.
On Japan :
Ethnicity and culture can be worlds apart. In the 80s, to encourage the ethnic population, the Japanese government invited ethnic Japanese (nikkeijin) from Latin America, mostly Brazil. However, they were culturally so different that they could not assimilate. By 2009, the gov’t offered them a one-way ticket to return. Same color or heritage doesn’t mean the same world.
For historical context, in the 1920s thousands of Japanese left for Latin America in search of plantation work and a better life. Generations later, they might still be Japanese on paper, but only on paper. Brazil is now home to the largest Japanese diaspora outside Japan.
On Palestine :
What’s often forgotten is that Palestine is multi-faith, home to Sunni Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Iran has the largest Jewish population in the Middle East outside of Israel and Russia has one of the largest Jewish diasporas in the world.
The world is not binary, yet politicians often make it seem that way. Oppressing Palestinians or anyone is never acceptable.
On Indonesia :
Indonesia’s biggest turnaround of the century is the decentralization of its government. With 17,500 islands and over 200+ ethnic groups, Jakarta distributed power to 300 districts, and sectors like healthcare, education, and investment improved significantly. There is power in trusting the people.
Sukarno standardized the language (Malay - Bahasa Indonesia), Suharto brought unity and capitalism, but it was Habibie who introduced decentralisation and autonomy to the people.
When Suharto came to power, Indonesia and Myanmar were of similar economic capacity. Similarly when Lee Kuan Yew came to power, Singapore and Jamaica had similar economic and population capacity.
It’s interesting to see how political leaderships can impact a country drastically
On Malaysia :
A country to visit, food to indulge in, people to meet, and nature to love. On the Malaysia–Singapore debate, everything in Malaysia is better than Singapore.
On Thailand :
When Thaksin came to power, he was already a billionaire, yet instead of siding with elites, he ensured that the rural poor benefited from extended loans to farmers, overseas scholarships, government-subsidized housing, and healthcare insurance for just $1 per visit. The elites were so angry that they overthrew him in a military coup.
He certainly had flaws, and there were some recent hints of corruption, but once you empower the poor, the country can take off. I wouldn’t be surprised if Thailand becomes the first modern country in the region to let go of the royals.
On Vietnam and communism market :
Vietnam began introducing free-market reforms in the 1980s. It’s interesting that a communist country has become one of the US’s largest trading partners. When you travel to China, you’ll find plenty of American capitalists doing business there. Outside the US, it seems that whether a country calls itself capitalist or socialist doesn’t really affect how business is done.
On Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore) :
His book One Man’s View of the World is well worth reading. I may not agree with LKY on every point, but he was a wise man nonetheless. The book was published 12 years ago, yet it clearly shows how deeply he thought through the subjects. His clarity and originality are rare these days.
On Pavaroti and Deng Xiao Ping :
Listening to the beautiful o sole mio by Pavarotti. Lee Kuan Yew wrote saying it was Deng Xiao Ping, one of China’s greatest transformational leader’s fav song. When we look past politics, it’s beautiful how the world appreciates each other’s culture.
Also, if you want to understand capitalism in China, start with Deng.
On Xi (as written by Lee Kuan Yew) :
"He struck me as a man of great breadth, what the Chinese call da qi, as opposed to xiao qi. He is not narrow-minded. He thinks through problems deeply and does not feel the need to display his knowledge. He lacks the bonhomie of Jiang Zemin and is not as formalistic as Hu Jintao, but he has gravitas. That was my first impression.
Consider further the trials and tribulations he has endured. As a young man, he was rusticated and sent to Sha’anxi province in 1969. From there, he worked his way back up slowly, never complaining, never grumbling. I would place him in the Nelson Mandela class of individuals."
China vs Taiwan :
In the 1930s, the CCP and KMT rose to fight foreign invaders (Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the US, and Italy), local warlords and eventually each other. When the CCP won, the KMT moved to govern Taiwan. The CCP remained socialist but began embracing market reforms in the 1970s. The KMT established a democratic system and a long-standing defense alliance with the US. Today, this geopolitical rivalry is becoming increasingly intense.
On North Korea :
A large portion of North Koreans genuinely believe they are the greatest nation in the world, thanks to the Kim dynasty. If you cut off or tightly control external communications and block market reforms, a country can remain trapped under oppressive leadership for generations.
Then again, the capture of Venezuela’s president shows that maybe only North Korea understood the assignment when it comes to nuclear missiles.
I have a long book review somewhere here on North Korea especially during the famine era, and my favourite Korean series (the only one I’ve seen) is Crash Landing on You.
US economy :
America began by adopting European engineering, then went on to build its own manufacturing base, and eventually became an innovation leader. At its peak, it shifted toward globalization and financialization, a move that disproportionately benefited a narrow set of shareholders rather than broad-based productive capacity.
Neoliberalism is often treated as a fixed ideology but in practice shifts depending on who defines it. What has remained constant is the cumulative concentration of output and power over the past fifty years.
Despite current rhetoric, meaningful decentralization of the US economy is not yet visible in policy. In this context, renewed calls for open-source systems are necessary to liberate innovation from entrenched bottlenecks.
The US maintains a trade-to-GDP ratio of roughly 25% on a $28 trillion economy. With services accounting for nearly 80% of output and supported by strong domestic markets, the country struggles to broaden its export base. Bilateral trade concessions tend to funnel gains toward selective industries. A strong dollar reinforces this imbalance by attracting imports while making exports less competitive.
Europe :
The euro is opposite: one monetary policy, one too many fiscal policies. Since the euro era, much policy energy has gone into preservation. Economically, Europe has transitioned from innovation-led growth to manufacturing and globalization, and now prioritizes survival over dynamism.
On France :
France is rather international. French fries is from Belgium, French press is from Italy, French manicure from America
On a nation’s strength :
A nation’s industrial capacity determines its national strength, not just how advanced its military weapons are. Sustenance comes through its economic capacity.
On Racial purity :
There is no such thing as racial purity. Modern humans (Homo sapiens) evolved in Africa. When some groups migrated out of Africa around 60,000 to 70,000 years ago, they interbred with other human species already living beyond the continent, most notably Neanderthals and Denisovans.
On Migration :
Humans have, from the test of time, migrated from one location to another to find a place to call home. When you zoom out, everyone is an immigrant. What makes a diff is a time stamp and the (in)ability to assimilate

2026-01-04 16:06:34 UTC

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Thank you! Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year too! Were the Dobermans ok with the fireworks ? Boracay must have been packed over the year end. My mom is heading over next month but likely Malachi and another place. I was looking as some holiday pictures from Taal from a few years ago, such a beautiful place, def one to visit again.

2026-01-04 16:02:35 UTC

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What comes next is that a few Exxon executives will go back to being obscenely rich, while Venezuelans remain poor after losing control over 80% of their oil reserves.
There is no country from which the US forcefully seized or restructured control over oil that ended up better off in the long run.
Gaddafi nationalized oil and ensured Libyans had free healthcare, free education, and one of the highest standards of living in Africa. Heck, he bridged left and right, something US has not been able to do. But instead the US army sodomized him to death in the name of “liberation from the dictator”, seized the oil and made Libya the poorest in the region.
Ironically, this Venezuela incident would have been a good moment for bitcoin influencers to say “bitcoin fixes this,” because the root of the issue drills down to currency war. Not justifying theft

2026-01-04 15:56:58 UTC

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So long as America remains divided, it will not build. And as long as it does not build, the population will suffer. You cannot have a peaceful foreign policy when the population is economically fragile.
America hasn't recovered from the aftermath of globalization some 40 years ago. Ironically, globalization was a right-wing decision that concentrated growth in cities that today is championed by the left wing. You see the same in Europe.
Unless Americans come together and demand a serious focus on rebuilding economic resilience at home, nothing changes. You can blame foreigners and migrants only for so long. You can live on slogans like “Make America Great Again” only for so long. You can steal from other countries only so much before decline becomes structural.
If the goal is to make America great, at some point you have to build. And to build, you have to come together.

2026-01-04 07:12:42 UTC

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Oh Odell.
The American gov't has been killing innocent Venezuelan fishermen for months, leading to this.
Julian Assange filed a criminal complaint over the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, poised to take over the new gov't. She has actively and publicly supported Trump’s attacks to remove Maduro and assume power. She has also backed attacks on Palestinians.
It’s been going on for a while.
US has a long history of intervention through opposition leaders, military force, coups, covert CIA operations, economic pressure, and diplomatic coercion across the Global South, all to protect its economic interests.
This was a template move.
There are many narratives depending on which convinces you to justify this act, just pick one. Drugs. Peace. Liberation. Socialism. China etc etc. It worked during the Cold War. In today’s information era, the world sees right through it and people are pissed.
If the American gov’t put the same effort into developing real competence at home, things would look very different. You don’t need to steal another country's oil and minerals.
I’m afraid America still doesn’t get how strong the world is without it. European gov’t are just as weak, that’s what happens when you take away their financial sovereignty. Today, if the Eastern world or the Global South strikes back, leadership could flip but they are choosing peace, calm, and respect for international law.
What troubles me is the disconnect between advocating for Bitcoin and individual sovereignty while ignoring how state power systematically undermines the sovereignty of other nations.
Wanna liberate people? Empower them to build and defend their own systems, not coerce them from the outside.

2026-01-02 09:15:20 UTC

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Thank you, Jonathan, happy new year to you too! I think when you’re passionate about life, quiet consistency comes naturally =) Last year brought a lot of growth and peace, it wasn’t easy but it was worth every bit. I’m looking forward to this year and to more adventures. PS loving the guitar. Any expert tips?

2026-01-01 09:11:17 UTC

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year @nprofile…9qsr ! Wishing you and your family lots of love and a wonderful year ahead

2026-01-01 08:58:08 UTC

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I try to pop in now and then, but wow, you’ve had a complete makeover! =) Have a great one Kat, with lots of good food and nature!

2026-01-01 08:30:35 UTC

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Happy New Year Kat!

2026-01-01 08:24:12 UTC

Happy New Year everybody ❤️
Looking back, 2025 was a year of laying the groundwork for me. It was so far from any breakthrough, let alone glamorous, and so far from any outcomes. But it was a necessary one. Over the years, I’ve learnt that hustle works best with alignment, and simplicity ties it all together.
In recent times I’ve come to understand courage more deeply.
For me, inward courage has looked like staying present with the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable. It’s been a form of emotional self-leadership.
Outward courage hasn’t meant confrontation. More often, it’s been alignment between what I value and how I act, sometimes through non-participation.
Cognitive courage has been letting uncertainty sit without rushing to resolve it.
In work and building, courage has shown up as consistency rather than intensity.
And in love and relationships, courage has meant staying open without self-abandonment, choosing honesty over reassurance, protecting your peace, and trusting others to walk their own path. It’s about creating a shared space for growth and calm, rather than feeding negativity or drama.
I’m looking forward to 2026 as a year of building and growth.
I wish everyone a beautiful year filled with peace, growth, new adventures, and good memories.

2025-12-01 00:14:00 UTC

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One year 🤍
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2025-11-16 10:11:59 UTC

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That’s fascinating. I wish Malaysia recognized the Bajau, who have traditionally lived at sea and did not adopt any religions. Borneo is home to over 200 indigenous groups and they form a majority in Malaysian Borneo. Many Kadazan and Dusun people I know are Roman Catholic.
Sabah is a wonderful place, with lovely people, beautiful beaches, amazing seafood, and of course Mt Kinabalu. It has faced challenges because much of its oil revenue was taken by the federal gov't, but things are changing. Sarawak has also grown a lot in recent years. I once went to a rainforest festival at the foot of Mount Santubung, sipping rice wine and listening to jazz and country bands from around the world. It was a cultural experience like no other.
Thanks for sharing about Malaysian Borneo, I love it.

2025-10-25 16:07:24 UTC

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love this

2025-09-29 09:33:15 UTC

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based in KL?

2025-08-28 00:56:08 UTC

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Congratulations and big hugs to Laura. Welcome little Maya ❤️

2025-06-05 06:02:26 UTC

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perfect shot ❤️

2025-06-04 15:47:05 UTC

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I'm so sorry 🤍🕊️

2025-06-04 15:27:17 UTC

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This is excellent. Easy to use. Well done!

2025-06-01 01:51:00 UTC

Bitcoin went mainstream last week and the case for 2-of-3 multisig recovery improvised so much that it also went mainstream. Square and Bitkey are doing some incredible work.

2025-06-01 01:40:39 UTC

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You might like this. I was listening to Dr. Melissa Ilardo on Huberman, where she spoke about the Bajau Laut, indigenous sea people from Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, who live on the water and have evolved extraordinary spleens. They can dive 70 meters deep and hold their breath for over 5 minutes.
Another incredible diving culture is the Ama, a group of Japanese women, some of whom still dive well into their 70s and 80s. They’ve practiced breathwork since young (isobue whistle). And live a very long life.
Apparently, breath-hold diving activates the mammalian dive reflex, the same one triggered by cold water immersion. It lowers your heart rate, conserves oxygen, and works like a built-in cardio meditation.

2025-06-01 01:17:58 UTC

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love the story of Meroë Marston Morse and love how deeply she appreciated both the product and the people it served. Of late I can relate to this a lot "It always seems to me that we just really get warmed up to our problems and then it’s time to quit.” Another incredible women during that timeframe was Hedy Lamarr, she was highly artistic and inventive too. She helped Howard Hughes redesign a more aerodynamic airplane wings by combining drawings of birds and fish, and later co-invented frequency-hopping technology, which became a foundational concept for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

2025-05-23 21:09:06 UTC

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Occam’s Razor.
Perhaps A/B testing on large sample sizes might provide deeper insights into the complexities of global onboarding and what actually works. For example, micro and small vendors make up nearly 90% of global businesses and contribute almost half of global revenue, yet only 20% - 30% have adopted digital tools. From my experience they understand the value of money but do not yet appreciate the complexity of exchange. Bitcoin adoption sits at a moderate 4% of the global population after 16 years. We need to figure out what would help accelerate the s-curve

2025-05-19 02:38:27 UTC

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I came across your youtube videos as I was looking for how to make kefir drinks. Didn't realise you are on Nostr. Incredible.

2025-05-19 02:22:48 UTC

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This is beautiful. In a world where women are constantly judged for everything, it's so refreshing to read that none of it mattered when it came to love. I love that you'll are bringing a little girl into this world and I love how you both love life. Wishing you both all the happiness and joy.

2025-05-18 09:51:58 UTC

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There is nothing wrong with light brown, mixed raced people. The eyes, hair, skin function perfectly fine in any country, climate and condition. Maybe the only problem is feeling jaded with racism, eugenics, and xenophobia disguised as “cultural pride”. If you want to procreate within your own ethnicity, that’s your choice. But there is no need to denigrate others with racial purity and exclusion. Appreciation of heritage comes with love, respect, openness, and humanity, not colour code and biological gatekeeping.

2025-05-03 01:25:17 UTC

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❤️ So sweet

2025-05-02 02:31:51 UTC

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incredible. i guess someone had to lead and show the way for others to follow. Nostr devs built. Nostr users zapped. Now Apple follows

2025-05-02 02:23:22 UTC

Simply be

2025-05-02 02:21:45 UTC

When you look into a mirror, it is a reflection of the past because of the time delay (light reflection from eyes - mirror - eyes). Similarly when you gaze into the sky through a telescope, if you're looking at a star that's 10 light-years away, the light you see left that star 10 years ago. And so I’ve always wondered, if we sent rockets to outer space 10 light-years away looking back at Earth (through a telescope), could we get a visible glance of history and set the records straight ?

2025-05-02 02:16:59 UTC

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Tapping as in acupuncture, ayahuasca or like Jesus? The Bible did say, “lay hands on the sick and they will be healed.” I also like Langer’s CounterClockwise experiment. One can never underestimate the power of the mind.
Wavefunction collapse might even explain meditative states but I do wonder whether supernatural experiences and “woo” manifestations are just dissociative states of mind.
Energy appears across traditions, you have chi in taoism, chakras in yogis and tantric practices, the holy spirit in christianity. But it is interesting how all converges and religions become a subset of spirituality. Modern science, ancient faiths, and personal experience are starting to speak the same language.
As for the past and future, to me understanding the past helps release it, but it doesn’t have to define you. I lean more toward Adler’s future-focused view than Freud’s past fixation. That inner stillness Zen Wisdom, Jung, Watts, and Hawkins all speak off, feels like the anchor we all need in a fast-moving world.

2025-04-29 00:56:41 UTC

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Interesting too. I took a cursory glance and it seems like both are trying to connect quantum physics to consciousness, but different ways. Faggin proposes what consciousness is (quantum information as a field), whereas Penrose and Hameroff propose where it could operate (within neurons in the brain).
But neurons exist all over your body not just the brain. The brain acts as a command center full of neurons, the heart has about 40,000 neurons, and the gut contains around 500 million neurons, which explains "gut instincts". I am deeply fascinated by this idea of where you feel a sensation on your body if you are attuned to it, and maybe microtubules explains it. You "feel" love, sadness, and intuition as bodily and field-based experiences, not just in the mind.
I also like David Hawkins' Map of Consciousness for linking emotional energy to self-awareness. It works like a manual for tuning your personal field to higher or lower frequencies, and naturally ties to energy field concepts like Faggin's and panpsychism.
I do wonder how these theories explain energy flow across distances, and whether you can release unconditional love and other states through thoughts. If consciousness is truly a field and not just isolated inside brains, then this idea of “invisible energy line” might be real and thoughts, emotions, and intentions could ripple outward, affecting distant people, places, and even physical outcomes.
There are many theories that hint at this. Quantum entanglement connects two souls across any distance. The noosphere describes a collective field of human thought.
It feels similar to how you can "sense" when someone is thinking of you, or how certain places seem to hold "vibes" even after people have left. This might also explain why practices like prayer, meditation, and intention-setting seem to have effects that go beyond psychology.

2025-04-28 16:28:47 UTC

What happens when a brilliant physicist experiences enlightenment? He derives every bit of it. Federico Faggin proposes consciousness as quantum information, a field of energy and awareness. A way to merge science and spirituality. His moment of realization came at Lake Tahoe, where he felt an overwhelming outflow of unconditional love. Being a scientist at heart, he got down to the "qubit" level to understand the experience. This is a good interview. He also wrote the book ‘Irreducible’ . Federico Faggin is known to have created the first microprocessor.
https://youtu.be/0FUFewGHLLg
Buckminster Fuller also had a similar epiphany while looking at Lake Michigan. He was on the verge of suicide after loosing his daughter. He had this thought at that point. What could a single ordinary individual achieve on behalf of all humanity if they did not worry about personal gain or conventional success? That got him to pick up on life again and he went on to create geodesic dome, pioneered Design Thinking and devoted himself to "doing more with less",
Ironically Federico Faggin also touches on the concept of doing more with less, and the simplicity within complexity as he develops quantum information. His concept sounds radical but if you are familiar with physics and mathematical derivations, you’d realise everything is based on assumptions. Having a strong sense of self awareness is a powerful tool yet very few look inward. Even fewer have epiphanies while staring at a lake =)

2025-04-28 16:15:00 UTC

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I don’t know if this helps. I started this year actively using diff parts of the brain. Doesn't take too much time, keeps the stress down, keeps the brain energy up, and it’s been fun. Meditation is a game changer, morning and evening. For physical exercise daily walks paired with pilates, weekend swimming, and/or hiking (weekend is more social oriented). Mental exercise 15 - 20 mins a day includes games - puzzles, chess, wordle, sudoku. I used to play Go as a kid but my brain is rusty now. New language on dualingo for 10 mins a day. Weekend more creative infusion art (sketches) and music (guitar) - at most 2 hrs over 2 days. The goal is to interconnect back as many neural pathways we used to have when we were younger and strengthen it through repetitions. Doesn’t take too much time, won’t fix everything but it keeps you at a more optimal level

2025-04-28 00:27:13 UTC

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Pinning woo-ness and mystical ideas on aliens is a tough sell for me but to each their own, whatever tickles your fancy

2025-04-27 14:01:16 UTC

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I have not read it. I did glance through - do you buy it? feels like what happens when Buddha meets Joe Rogan, or when you cross a joint and x files. Always wondered why aliens only visited America =) Then again, ancient India had sky chariots (vimanas), medieval Europe had angels and demons, so why not I guess. The only alien books i have read are romance related and somehow in those books they are not some skinny big headed green fellas, they are all some kinda muscle gods with glowing eyes, sharp jawlines, telepathic powers, and some kind of tragic emotional damage that only the human heroine can heal, and if that’s true, interplanetary may not be so bad.
You do have a nice selection of books, tho : Prelude of terror on CIA, The devil’s chessboard on JFK. Do you have a list?

2025-04-27 11:48:11 UTC

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good points. maybe instead of mainstream, need to target niche markets or specific causes.

2025-04-27 11:45:31 UTC

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What can be solved with money is not really a problem. Severe health, death, that's real problems with no solution. Only love and kindness can bring some peace. By a famous TV exec Peter Barton who died of cancer.

2025-04-27 11:41:45 UTC

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What's your learning from it ? What's good and bad and how to make it better ?
I’d think branding (as in identity - what it does etc) and target audience (how to reach out to them) might help. If we see Nostr as the new internet, then everything is new here and needs more startups. Need more Kat :)

2025-04-27 10:39:26 UTC

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vibes. thought might be interesting to bridge YT and streaming, creating opportunities for people to earn. good luck and have fun!

2025-04-27 09:33:36 UTC

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If you are doing a Val Kilmer tribute let me know. I would want to watch The Saint again, so sweet. Him in Tombstone was good too - as Doc Holiday i think ? Tho he would have made an excellent Gambit. Are you streaming it and planning to make it the next Netflix or Apple TV style on Nostr ? Or something different ?

2025-04-27 05:24:23 UTC

Just wild. NASA wanted to cover up. The president wanted to cover up. Feynman said no
https://youtu.be/4kpDg7MjHps

2025-04-27 04:40:52 UTC

Richard Feynman was quite the rebel of his days. In Jan 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after take-off. All seven crew members on-board died. Feynman was part of the Rogers Commission that investigated the crash.
In a televised hearing, he dipped an O-ring (a rubber seal from the shuttle) into a glass of ice water to demonstrate how cold kills elasticity. The launch day had been extremely cold, and the O-ring lost flexibility and deformed instead of properly sealing. His demo was simple but unforgettable and it went on to became one of the most iconic moments in the Challenger’s legacy.
The sad part was the Morton Thiokol engineers responsible for the booster rocket flagged the problem and recommended against a launch that morning, but NASA bosses overruled it. In his addendum to the final report, Feynman blatantly criticized NASA’s culture for ignoring the risks.
I’ve been reading about many mavericks this week and I gotta say, rebel geniuses are such bad boys. Richard Feynman is a physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1965. He is known for his work in quantum mechanics, quantum electrodynamics and more. He also picks locks, plays the bongo and apparently likes nude sunbathing.
Some of his memorable quotes :
Don't listen to the person who has the answers. Listen to the person who has the questions.
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits (this could be einstein but its good)
The exception proves that the rule is wrong (love this)
Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not the main reason for doing it.
I have a friend who's an artist and has sometimes made a mistake, but his feeling is that it makes the picture more original.
I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.
We are so used to looking at the world from the point of view of living things that we cannot understand what it means not to be alive.

2025-04-27 04:15:17 UTC

It’s ironic how, during Alan Kay’s time, the idea of a personal tablet was almost unthinkable because typing was seen as women’s work, and many men had too much ego to consider it. That and tech limitations of its time. Decades later, during the BlackBerry era, Mike Lazaridis clung to the physical keyboard even as the world moved toward touchscreens. It's interesting to observe that those who hold onto the past instead of finding the best way forward almost always lose.

2025-04-27 01:51:48 UTC

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it's beautiful

2025-04-26 16:40:54 UTC

I've been reading a lot about Alan Kay. I think he would really like Nostr.

2025-04-26 16:28:11 UTC

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Hi uncle Bob, thought of you. Hope you and your family are well.

2025-04-26 14:14:43 UTC

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Having kids and raising them well are two very different things. You seem like someone who knows the difference and is passionate about being a good father. Wishing you well. Wouldn't hurt not to pick on dog lovers on a weekend :) If you’re feeling fiery, there are always oppressive governments globally or bad people to take on instead.

2025-04-26 10:17:08 UTC

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This is big. Square is going global through AI-driven open source. Once Bitcoin integration kicks in, global trade will find a new pathway.
#nevent1q…xc3t

2025-04-26 10:10:35 UTC

I still have a faint slipper tan from the years of morning walks with my dog. He was an excellent sidekick. The kind who matches your energy for adventure, and teaches you stillness (except maybe during thunderstorms and fireworks). It’s been 5 months since I lost him, and it's kinda sad to see that tan slowly fading. I’ve had dogs since I was a kid - a spitz, an Alsatian, a mongrel, two goldens. Forever grateful to have known what unconditional love feels like.

2025-04-26 06:33:16 UTC

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agreed

2025-04-26 05:30:14 UTC

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Replacing an emotional void with children or dogs doesn’t end well. Too many emotionally immature adults out there with neglected children who end up self-parenting themselves. My mom has an ngo that helps single moms and the stories of neglected children are so traumatising. Maybe work on inner peace and stability first. When you are whole, everything becomes a privilege and joy - your partner, children, animals.
I think people should be more upset about why there are so many broken relationships and broken families, compared to dogs. But it's also interesting to observe what people value.

2025-04-24 01:44:45 UTC

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very picturesque. Is it always very crowded ?

2025-04-24 00:29:28 UTC

saylor 2.0 is not what we need

2025-04-23 14:36:21 UTC

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Some thoughts on the topic of brand influence in open source innovation.
Elon joined Tesla as chairman in 2004, became CEO in 2008, and open-sourced Tesla’s patents in 2014 just after the Model S launched to rave reviews. By then the brand Tesla was catching up globally as a dominant factor.
I vaguely recall (and someone with the book can check) that in The Cathedral and the Bazaar, the Red Hat CEO wrote in the foreword that once you’ve built a trusted brand, it no longer matters whether your product is open-source or not.
So therein lies the power of product when trust and brand leads, the fear of being copied fades.
But I do not know enough about branding power in the open source innovation world to have a definitive take. Maybe something worth looking into.

2025-04-23 13:51:26 UTC

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Patents are meant to protect innovation, but often they do more harm than good.
In 2011, Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion to shield Android from lawsuits by Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle. Once the job was done, it sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. Motorola’s innovation legacy was never revived.
And out of 17,000 patents, only 18 were used. The rest just sat there. Meanwhile, companies like Qualcomm and Samsung faced 9,423 IP rejections. The unused patents blocked progress in the telco industry.
For smaller players, innovation becomes expensive or impossible due to licensing fees or legal risks.
Patents create dominant players who control entire markets. They block competition and stall progress. Even something as small as a connector design can shut out small builders. And if those patents are buried in some corporate junk drawer, they can hold back entire industries.
China does the opposite.
Although the maker culture started in the U.S., it thrives in China. Cities like Shenzhen and Guangzhou are global prototyping hubs where entrepreneurs build custom devices with low friction and high creativity. In the U.S. the models are operating out of fear and protectionism. If the U.S. wants to compete, it needs to let creativity, imagination, and innovation thrive without drama.
The irony is not lost on me that one system empowers its people to build freely, the other seems to question their ability to innovate.
Before Tesla came about, GM and Ford were early movers in the EV industry but could not scale so they halted it. A few years later, Elon comes around, he understood that a fast-growing EV ecosystem would benefit everyone. A global hardware supply chain cannot thrive with one player alone. By open-sourcing Tesla's patents, he flipped the traditional approach, built the ecosystem, and ultimately led the market.
Can Open Source Win? It already has. Jack and Elon prove it everyday.
So do other billion-dollar open-source companies like Red Hat, MongoDB, and Redis Labs who hold it on their own as they go against big tech players Oracle, Microsoft, and Google. The power of open communities and network effects is real.
If the U.S. wants an innovation-driven economy, it has to let go of the fear of being copied. Hoarding IP has slowed it down. Sharing might just move it forward.
#nevent1q…2gn4

2025-04-23 10:40:47 UTC

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what do you normally use to vibe code ?

2025-04-21 02:49:09 UTC

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This tip is excellent, helps me remember well. My speed is not great for nonfiction as I’m more of a visual-dominant reader. Had likely 1.5 months headstart compared to @nprofile…zj6n this year, so abt 40% slower. But good motivation to try and keep up.
Btw seeing emoji reactions on primal. Are these new on Nostr ?

2025-04-20 06:47:41 UTC

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I’m slightly under yours. Working on eye-brain focus, visual reading and audio binaural to increase nonfiction speed >500wpm. Fiction eases into flow state. Reading hits alpha state, some who dedicated +/- 3 hrs a day reading - Benjamin Franklin, Queen Elizabeth 1, Leonardo Da Vincci, Einstein. Roosevelt read 1-3 books a day while in office.

2025-04-13 13:22:31 UTC

There is power in having passion and purpose, and in rediscovering them when things get tough.
When Bruce Lee first began training, he studied Wing Chun under Ip Man in Hong Kong. But he didn’t complete the system because some students rejected him due to his mixed ancestry.
Instead of letting that stop him, he went on to learn boxing for head movement and footwork, fencing for timing and distance, judo and jiu-jitsu for grappling, karate and taekwondo for precision kicking, Muay Thai and Savate for striking and clinch work, and Filipino martial arts like Kali (Silat), Eskrima, and Arnis for weapons and empty-hand techniques.
He stayed loyal to the purpose, not the path. Passion kept him moving forward.
That allowed him to create his own style of martial art, the Jeet Kune Do, or “The Way of the Intercepting Fist.” JKD was a philosophy of adaptability.
In a 1971 interview with Pierre Berton, Bruce spoke about teaching martial arts to Hollywood actors like James Garner and Steve McQueen. When asked if he was teaching them acting, he said, “This might sound too philosophical, but it is unacting acting, or acting unacting.”
Sometimes, you have to unlearn, to learn.
Bruce believed that the most honest expression required both instinct and discipline. It is a balance, a harmony. Its about being real, in motion and in presence.
He said, “Here, you have natural instinct. And here, you have control. You must combine the two in harmony. If you only have one in the extreme, you become unscientific. If you only have the other, you become mechanical. No longer a human being. So, it's a successful balance of both. Therefore, it's not just pure naturalness or pure unnaturalness. The ideal is unnatural naturalness or natural unnaturalness.”
One of Bruce Lee's most powerful principles was: “Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is uniquely your own.”
In many ways that made JKD more of an open-source approach to martial arts rather than a structured and closed system. His thinking paved the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA).
But more than that, it became a philosophy of life.
https://youtu.be/uk1lzkH-e4U

2025-04-07 05:12:04 UTC

Facts vs. Truth
One is objective. The other is personal.
Nice vs. Kind
One avoids pain. The other risks it to help.
Being Right vs. Being Successful
Being right wins the argument. Being successful wins the outcome.
Encouragement vs. Flattery
Encouragement is rooted in truth. Flattery is rooted in manipulation.
Intelligence vs. Wisdom
Intelligence knows what to say. Wisdom knows when or whether to say it.
Love vs. Attachment
Love gives freedom. Attachment destroys it.
Honesty vs. Transparency
Honesty tells the truth when asked. Transparency tells it without being asked.
Confidence vs. Arrogance
Confidence is based on self-awareness. Arrogance is based on insecurity.
Vision vs. Control
Vision invites people forward. Control pulls them back.
Being Liked vs. Being Respected
Being liked wins moments. Being respected wins missions.
Agreement vs. Alignment
Agreement is consensus. Alignment is commitment.
Roles vs. Value
Roles define responsibility. Value defines impact.
Invention vs. Innovation
Invention creates something new. Innovation makes it useful.
Art vs. Aesthetic
Aesthetic pleases the eye. Art moves the soul.
Inspiration vs. Discipline
Inspiration gets you started. Discipline keeps you going.

2025-04-03 06:17:55 UTC

What are your thoughts on the tariff war? China doesn’t care, they doubled down on domestic trade and alt markets like since 2020 (Dual Circulation Strategy). Canada sends retaliation warning to the US.
Southeast Asia has been the quiet facilitator in the US-Russia-China-EU trade tensions for decades and the middleman for global trade for centuries. Hitting them with those hefty tariffs seems short-sighted and might not end well.
What are we looking at ? Spikes in prices for semiconductor and broader supply chain disruptions, as southeast asia remains a critical assembly hub for the US and EU. If these nations pivot toward BRICS alternatives, the US risks losing a key trade and manufacturing partner, and like domino effect, weakening its influence in global supply chains.
Tariffs are political crowd-pleasers. All tariffs globally should be removed.
The US is trying to squeeze everyone all at once while its own industrial base is still not prepared for actual self-sufficiency. You can’t tariff your way into manufacturing dominance. You have to build without the unnecessary drama.
Otherwise you will create black markets and smugglers to overcome the high rise in consumer products. That and the rise of corruption/favouritism in licensing.
If Americans genuinely believe that restricting their own choices is the only way they will be driven to build their country up, then that’s a messed-up mission to roll. The irony is, forced economic self-reliance has been a key theme in many communist experiments. And it’s not like the government fully supports its people in building their country. Only a select few benefit.
This feels like we need to be prepared for 2008 repeat. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is at record highs (~125%). Interest payments alone are massive, and rising rates make it worse. With rising debt, banking fragility, and geopolitical instability, a shock to trade could push things over the edge.
But with problems, come solutions.
Bitcoin is going to start playing an important role in keeping global trade running when sovereign currencies lose momentum. Nostr can play a functional role for countries and companies that lack digital maturity (offline Nostr is an area to tap on). Logistics bottlenecks and entrenched port control remain real barriers. If we can crack those, then maybe, just maybe, we could see a real shift toward a more fluid, borderless economy.
It would also be good to see countries in South America and Africa rising in support of global trade out of this.
But governments thrive on control. They’re not going to let go that easily.
Of late I have been trying to figure out my own standing in the macroeconomic world. I debate against myself in needing a balance. But I find myself increasingly drawn to a no-state position. I just cannot see a strong state’s role as an economic stabilizer.

2025-03-27 07:55:43 UTC

Some thoughts in recent weeks:
how we perceive reality is often someone else’s construction of it.
What excites your soul? What makes you feel deeply connected? Who excites your soul?
Do you think society is devolving or have you evolved and everything else remains the same?
The way to let go of ego is radical honesty, from yourself to yourself
The more you seek validation, the more you become prisoner of other people’s opinions
‘Freedom comes when you learn to let go, creation comes when you learn to say no’ - Madonna
Detaching from outcome sets your bar to your higher self, that even winning becomes a lower benchmark
Kintsugi, the art of fixing gold lacquer on cracked bowls, is how relationships should grow together.
Some people will enter your heart and uplift you physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Some will drain your energy. Everyone is a lesson
Be benevolent towards yourself
Being intentional is powerful
You are enough

2025-03-26 08:18:00 UTC

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So as long as government has full control of money, its a tough bargain.

2025-03-26 08:09:10 UTC

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Thank you for such a well written and detailed thought of the recent election. I value your input. I have to say, I do not know enough about Germany but I do want to add it to my reading list next. Love the pastries though, next level!
I have a few more questions if you don't mind. Feel free to respond whenever you can.
1. The taxation scenario you described is heavy Keynesian influence paired with elements of socialism. Has it always been this way ? Do you think this is sustainable?
2. I recall reading about how economic instability and dissatisfaction with both socialism and capitalism during the interwar years created fertile ground for Hitler’s rise, with big companies initially supporting him. Do you think these ideological tensions have always existed in Germany, or are they resurfacing in a new form today?
3. How does a centralised monetary system like the Euro benefit /disbenefit Germany ?
4. My current book is on the painful impact of Great Britain from the IMF during mid 70s. From it I got a bigger picture on the strained relationship between Europe and the US. Do you see this translating in the EU ?
5. In light of yesterday’s leaked message regarding the Yemen bombing, where JD Vance criticized Europe, do you see tensions between Europe and the U.S. influencing EU policies or public sentiment?
6. You mentioned societal values. Do you think the memory of WW2 still influences Germany’s political and cultural identity today? How does this impact the younger generations?
7. The geographical split you mentioned is fascinating. Has this always been a defining feature of German politics, or is it more pronounced now due to recent economic and social factors?